Fifty years after the Art Ensemble of Chicago first became an internationally known force in avant-garde music, co-founder Roscoe Mitchell has no plans to make any major changes to the group’s working method, which unifies musical strands ranging from deep blues and heavy funk to rigorous composition, ritualistic soundscapes and beyond under the tagline “Great Black Music — Ancient to the Future.”
“We worked on our music and we kind of let the other stuff fall in line on its own, and that’s worked up to this point,” the 78-year-old says,...
“We worked on our music and we kind of let the other stuff fall in line on its own, and that’s worked up to this point,” the 78-year-old says,...
- 3/25/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
The iconic ‘Rescue Me’ singer died on Dec. 26 at 72 from complications due to a heart attack. So sad.
The legendary R&B singer Fontella Bass died in a St. Louis hospital in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, reports The Huffington Post. Fontella, who was most famous for her 1965 hit “Rescue Me”, had a heart attack three weeks ago and later on Dec. 26 of complications.
Fontella’s Death
Fontella died from heart complications, her daughter Neuka Mitchell told The Huffington Post. She had suffered from strokes since 2005. ”She was an outgoing person,” Neuka said. “She had a very big personality. Any room she entered she just lit the room up, whether she was on stage or just going out to eat.”
Fontella is survived by her four children. She had been married to Lester Bowie, who died in 1999.
Fontella’s Legacy
Fontella was a legendary R&B singer, most famous...
The legendary R&B singer Fontella Bass died in a St. Louis hospital in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, reports The Huffington Post. Fontella, who was most famous for her 1965 hit “Rescue Me”, had a heart attack three weeks ago and later on Dec. 26 of complications.
Fontella’s Death
Fontella died from heart complications, her daughter Neuka Mitchell told The Huffington Post. She had suffered from strokes since 2005. ”She was an outgoing person,” Neuka said. “She had a very big personality. Any room she entered she just lit the room up, whether she was on stage or just going out to eat.”
Fontella is survived by her four children. She had been married to Lester Bowie, who died in 1999.
Fontella’s Legacy
Fontella was a legendary R&B singer, most famous...
- 12/27/2012
- by Eleanore Hutch
- HollywoodLife
Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. She was 72.
Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, her daughter, Neuka Mitchell, said. Bass had also suffered a series of strokes over the past seven years.
"She was an outgoing person," Mitchell said of her mother. "She had a very big personality. Any room she entered she just lit the room up, whether she was on stage or just going out to eat."
Bass was born into a family with deep musical roots. Her mother was gospel singer Martha Bass, one of the Clara Ward Singers. Her younger brother, David Peaston, had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Peaston died in February at age 54.
Bass' began performing at a young age,...
Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, her daughter, Neuka Mitchell, said. Bass had also suffered a series of strokes over the past seven years.
"She was an outgoing person," Mitchell said of her mother. "She had a very big personality. Any room she entered she just lit the room up, whether she was on stage or just going out to eat."
Bass was born into a family with deep musical roots. Her mother was gospel singer Martha Bass, one of the Clara Ward Singers. Her younger brother, David Peaston, had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Peaston died in February at age 54.
Bass' began performing at a young age,...
- 12/27/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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